Analysis of mustard
i have mistaken the toothpaste for the suncream
my body is covered in extreme whiteness
pale as a zebra without stripes
unable to find my swimming costume
i take a dip in my neighbours pool
be-neath the blue tranquil waters
small fishes reside
in the distance a radio is on
a song of joni mitchell is playing
unable to recollect the title
my neighbour is putting her washing out
pretty blouses drift in the wind
she removes her clothes slowly
asking if she could join in
the pool is a squeeze for two
i blush with excitement turning a bright pink
no longer a zebra without stripes more like a flamingo
in the close distance
an silhouette of an angry husband
Scheme | AXX AX XX XXX XX XX XXX XX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101001101 11011000110 11010011 0101111001 11010111 11011010 11001 001001011 0111010110 010101010 111100101 10101001 1010110 1011110 0110111 11101010011 110010011110010 00110 101111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 805 |
Words | 128 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 14 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 67 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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salt in the pepperpot
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Written on April 06, 2023
Submitted by ryraynard on April 06, 2023
Modified on April 06, 2023
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